Comic Book Guy would be so proud: Last weekend, Comic-Con attendees got a preview of The Simpsons Movie. USA TODAY's Bill Keveney relays the news. Plus, more funk than you can shake a box set at, Meatloaf shows he's still Bat-ty and the X-Men DVD offers up a little extra reading material.

Children's author Joy Hakim already has legions of admirers for her best-selling American history series, A History of US. Now she is making fans of science teachers, who praise both her scholarship and her ability to make difficult subjects comprehensible.

Florida International's home opener Saturday against Western Kentucky has been postponed the second home game the Golden Panthers have had called off because of hurricane concerns. The Golden Panthers' Sept. 2 opener against Jacksonville was canceled because of Hurricane Frances. FIU has played only one game so far this season, a victory two weeks ago at Youngstown State.